Mail carrier rack



AprilB, 1932. 5. E. SHAW 1,852,195

MAIL CARRIER RACK Filed May 19, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 6 Inventor 0H0 E. Shaw Allomey I April 5, 1932. Q E, SHAW 1,852,195

MAIL CARRIER RACK Filed May 19, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 0520 2:. Shaw April'5, 1932. Q SHAW 1 ,852,195

MAIL CARRIER RACK Filed May 19, 1950 3Sheets-Sheet 3- H E. Shaw Attorney Indenlor Patented Apr. 5, 1932 i 1 n r u at ouzro E. snew, or MEADE, KANSAS.

MAIL CARRIER BACK Application filed May 19, 1930. Serial-No. 453,685.

The present invention relates to an imlar baseplate having at its ends depending proved mail carrier for holding mail matter, flanges 6. The base place 5 is provided with such as papers and letters in compact form, openings 7 adjacent theflanges 6. Numerals particularly when the mail man is making 8 denote ratchet bars which extend through I delivery. the openings 7 andat their lower ends have 55 As the most important and general objectflattened portions 9 welded or otherwise seof the present invention, it is aimed to procured to the inner surfaces of the flanges 6 vide an improved carrier 'wherein ratchet so that the ratchet bars 8 rise perpendicularly means is employed for holding mail matter upon the base plate 5. securely clamped on a base plate. The numeral 10 denotes a rectangular fol- 6 Another very important object of the inlower plate having openings 11 in the ends vention resides in means whereby the ratchet thereof from which depend sleeves 12. The members may be manually manipulated bars 8 extend through the sleeves 12 and the through out of engagement positions in an openings 11. Two pair of apertured ears easy and convenient manner. 14 rise from the follower plate 10 and have 65 Another very important object of the inslidable therethrough a pair of pawl rods 15, vention resides in the provision of a device of the outer ends of which are beveledto engage this nature which is exceedingly simple in the ratchet bars 8. The inner ends are upconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, standing lips 16 for engagement with the strong and durable, thoroughly efficient and fingers. Springs 17 are disposed about the reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to rods and impinge against the inner ears the purpose for which it is designed. 14 and against the pins 18 through the rods .Vhile the design and construction present for holding the rods in engaging position. illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, By taking the lips 16 between the fingers it is obvious that as a result of the reduction they may be moved toward each other to disof the invention to a more practical form engage the pawl rod fro-m the ratchet bar. for commercial purposes, the invention is sus- An arcuate handle 19 is engaged on the folceptible to various changes. lower plate 10 and is somewhat diagonally The invention comprises further features disposed. a combination of parts as will be hereinafter A mail carrier when using a device of this 30 set forth and shown in the drawings, kind may easily and quickly deliver mail wherein: matter since the delivery of the mail matter Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device merely consists in releasing the pawl rod on embodying the features of my invention, the follower plate to permit of the extraction Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, of any desired piece of mail matter piled on as Figure 8 is a vertical section taken substanthe base plate so that it may be delivered to tially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,. its proper destination. As soon as the piece Figure A is a perspective view of the base i of mail matter is extracted the follower plate lat 1 may be moved downwardly and the pawl and p 40 Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the ratchet mechanism will hold the same in 90 pawl rods, position thereby holding the pile of mailcon- Figure 6 is a detail vertical section taken tactly in place. substantially on the line 66 of Figure 2, It is thought that the construction, opera- Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of tion, utility and advantages of this inven-' the follower plate, and tion will now be quite apparent to those 95 Figure 9 is a fragmentary detail perspecskilled in this art without a more detailed detive of the lower end of one of the ratchet scription thereof. bars. The present embodiment of the invention Referring to the drawings in detail it will has been disclosed in considerable detail be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a rectangumerely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of .parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention,--Whet I claim as new is:

A carrier of the class described comprising a base plate having adepending flangeat each end thereof and with a centrally arranged opening adjacent each flange, :an upright rack bar ha-ving its lower end passing through said opening and fastened to the flange, teeth on the rack bar'formed on the inner face thereof, a follower plate having an opening therein adjacent each end thereof and a :depending sleeve connected with the bottom of the plate and surrounding "the opening, said rack bars passing through the sleeves and openings, =.two pairs of upstandinggears on the top 201 the plateyeach pair being arranged zadzjacent anopening, a' bar passing through the :ears of each pair and having its outer end :beveled to engage z-the teeth oftherack bar,-a :ha-nd-le formed on :the inner end 50f each bar, a spring on veach rod and one-end bearing against :an inner ear, a pro- -j.ection on the rod against which the other end of the spring bears and a curved handle hawing its ends connected ;to':t'he top -.o.i:'j the follower plate and diagonally arranged to pass oyer the rods and :the inner ears. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 7 

